Thanks to Aaron Wilson of KPRC2, we have the numbers on the contract for new Jets’ wide receiver Mecole Hardman.
The deal is worth a maximum of $6.5 million. His base salary will be the minimum of $1.08 million, which is fully guaranteed. He also gets a little over $24,000 for each game he is active and then there is $2 million in incentives between touchdowns, catches, yards or playoffs. Also, per Rich Cinimi, he gets a $3 million bonus.
#Jets Mecole Hardeman one year, $6.5 million max value, salary $1.08 million (fully guaranteed), $24,05 per game active, $2 million catches, yards, touchdowns, or playoffs incentive 2023, 2024-2027 void on roster 5th day of 2024 league year waiver period
— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) March 26, 2023
Mecole Hardman's 1-year contract with #Jets has a base value of $4.5M, per OTC. Includes $3M signing bonus. Void years: 24-27, which lowers '23 cap charge to $1.9M. Another $2M available with incentives.
Not quite dollar for dollar, but he essentially takes Berrios' salary slot.— Rich Cimini (@RichCimini) March 26, 2023
Overall, not a bad deal at all for the Jets. Coming off his injuries, there was some concern on Hardman, but even at $6.5 million if the contract goes all the way, that’s not a bad value at all for the team and Hardman gets a chance to shake off the injury concerns and become a free again in 2024.
There are also four void years added to the contract, so his cap number for this season should come in somewhere around $1.5 million.